superconductor
noun
su·per·con·duc·tor
ˌsü-pər-kən-ˈdək-tər 
plural superconductors
: a substance that exhibits no electrical resistance : a substance exhibiting superconductivity
Add a layer of aluminum oxide to a crystal made of neatly stacked soccer-ball shaped carbon molecules known as buckyballs, and the result is a superconductor that effortlessly carries electricity at relatively warm temperatures.—
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Rare earth elements, essential for everything from superconductors to optical fibers, are difficult to extract and even harder to recycle efficiently.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
To observe the quantum mechanical motion of this macroscopic phase variable, the three scientists fabricated a device called the Josephson junction, which consists of two pieces of superconductors separated by an insulator layer thinner than 1/10,000 of a human hair.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Josephson’s work enabled physicists to predict how properties like current and voltage would be induced across the space between two superconductors, and Clarke’s work built upon that idea.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.
—USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
To observe the quantum mechanical motion of this macroscopic phase variable, the three scientists fabricated a device called the Josephson junction, which consists of two pieces of superconductors separated by an insulator layer thinner than 1/10,000 of a human hair.
—Zhixin Wang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Josephson’s work enabled physicists to predict how properties like current and voltage would be induced across the space between two superconductors, and Clarke’s work built upon that idea.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
The Nobel winners carried out experiments in the mid-1980s with an electronic circuit built of superconductors and demonstrated that quantum mechanics could also influence everyday objects under certain conditions.
—USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Superconductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superconductor. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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